Police have tracked down two women who scrawled their names underneath a war memorial bench - but say they have not yet charged the pair with committing a crime.

Lincolnshire Live revealed the names 'Shell' and 'Jane' had been written in the wet concrete under the bench in Horncastle on February 21, just one day after it was put in place.

The story led to backlash against the pair for their disrespectful behavior and it has since been published in the Mirror Online,Mail Online and featured on ITV talk show Loose Women, prompting further revulsion against the pair from the public.

Police initially made an appeal to trace the women and have now confirmed that one woman has been voluntarily interviewed in connection with the incident, but that no charges or arrests have been made.

However, the matter is still under investigation which means charges might be brought against the pair at some point in the future.

The pair's actions led to widespread disgust online. One commenter wrote: "I almost feel sorry for their kids."

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While another added: "Just a spot of home education for the kids - the first steps on the road to an undisciplined, selfish, unrespectful and uneducated life."

A war memorial bench was damaged in Horncastle (Image: Lincolnshire Live)

And another commenter suggested a unique brand of restorative justice by suggesting the women's punishment should fit the crime, posting: !Whatever the wrote on the bench should be visibly tattooed on them."

After watching Loose Women, one Twitter user said: "That could have been wet concrete anywhere..they didn't actually vandalise the bench...not condoning it. Punishment should be community service picking litter or pointing out vandalism."

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Tracey disagreed, however, replying: "Or re-concreting the bit they vandalised? I think they saw wet concrete and thought it would be fun to write their names in it. Probably not much thought process going on."

Rob Martin said: "I live in Thailand and I can't think of another country which would have these repeated episodes of war memorials being deliberately defaced by it's own so called citizens.

"Another example of a country in rapid decline and has lost its social values - I worry for my grandchildren."